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No. 6I5,068. Patented Nov. 29, I898.

NI. A. LAINE. STAND FOR HOLDING AND DISPLAYING LESSON PICTURE ROLLS, SONG CHARTS,

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(Application filed Mai. 22, 1898.)

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UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

MARY A. LAINFJ, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

STAND FOR HOLDING AND DISPLAYING LESSON PICTURE-ROLLS, SONG-CHARTS, MAPS, &c.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,068, dated November 29, 1898.

Application filed March 22 1 8 9 8.

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARY A. LAINE, a subject of the Queen-of Great Britain, residing at Toronto, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented an Improved Class-Room Rack or Stand for Holding and Displaying Lesson Picture-Rolls or Leaf- Olusters, Song-Charts, Maps, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its object to provide a simple and convenient rack or stand for displaying lesson picture-rolls or leaf-clusters, song-charts, maps, &c. such as are commonly used in primary and Sunday-school class rooms and other places.

To this end my invention consists in an upright stand or frame provided with a bailshaped extension-rod for holding a pictureroll or leaf-cluster or similar article detachably fastened thereto, said rod being arranged to slide in suitable supportinguides, whereby it may be drawn forward in front of the stand to enable the sheets of the pictureroll or leaf-cluster to be conveniently turned to bring the desired one into view and afterward adjusted and secured at the desired height, said rod when the picture-roll is no longer required for use being slid downwardly in its guides and backwardl y within the stand to enable other charts or maps suspended from rollers at the top of said stand to be drawn down in front of said rod and its picture-roll or leaf-cluster, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved class-room rack or stand. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same, showing the swinging extension-rod which supports the pictureroll or leaf-cluster drawn forward to enable the leaves or sheets to be turned over. Fig. 3 is a similar section with the parts in a different position, the extension-rod, with its leaf-cluster, being swung down out of the way and one of the roller-charts being drawn down in front of the same. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are enlarged details to be referred to.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a light upright stand or frame open at the front and back and composed, preferably, of a removable top piece or canopy 10 and two openwork side pieces 12 12, the latter having feet Serial No. 674,829. (No model-l 14, held together bya longitudinal brace-bar 15 and preferably provided with casters to facilitate the moving of the stand from place to place. Extending diagonally across the back of the stand from one side piece to the other is a brace-rod b and removably suspended from a horizontal rod 8 at the rear of the top of the stand by means of hooks c c or other suitable fastenings is a blackboard B, which is intended for use when the stand A is turned around to bring its rear side to the front. If desired, the blackboard may be removed and a long picture-roll hung in its place on the hooks c c, which may also be used for suspending therefrom a framed picture. Within the top piece 10 are arranged suitable brackets e for removably supporting a series of spring-actuated rollers f, provided with narrow strips 16, Fig. 4, of strong cloth, to which are pinned or otherwise temporarily fastened cloth or paper maps or charts CD E, which are wound upon the rollers by the action of their springs, so that any desired map or chart may be drawn down to expose it to view when wanted.

G is a bail-shaped extension-rod, the two side portions 18 of which slide within swiveleyes a' 0., (shown enlarged in Fig. 6,) projecting inwardly from the rear edges of the side pieces 12 12 of the stand A, whereby said rod may be drawn forward into the position shown in Fig. 2 or pushed back and dropped down out of the way, as shown in Fig. 3. The extreme ends of the side portions 18 are bent at a right angle, forming stops 20, which contact with the eyes a to limit the outward extension of the rod G. This rod is provided with hooks g, which'form a holder for the fiat wooden bar h, Fig. 5, to which are attached the leaves of the picture-roll or leafcluster H, which is thus supported by the rod G, which when the leaf or sheet is to be displayed is raised and placed within hooks It, as shown in Fig. 1. When it is desired to turn the leaves of the cluster H to select a new picture, the rod G is detached from the hooks la and then extended or drawn forward through the swivel-eyes a as far as permitted by its stops 20, after which it is lowered down into rest-hooks m m, projecting inward from the side pieces 12 12 of the stand A, said hooks being so placed as to support the rod G, with its side portions 18, in or nearly in a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 2, the rod being then sufficiently far forward to afford ample space for the turning over of the leaves of the cluster H to select a new one, or for the purpose of reviewing, after which the rod is again elevated and hung up by means of the hooks 7o. \Vhen the picture-roll or leaf-cluster H is no longer required for use, the rod G is unhooked from the hooks 7c and slid or pushed down through the eyes a as far as it will go and at the same time swung backward, with the leaf-cluster H, within the rear portion of the stand, as shown in Fig. 3, in which position it will be out of the way and will not interfere with the drawing down in front thereof of any one of the maps or charts 0 D E which it may be desired to display. The extension-rod G is provided at or near the ends of its front portion with additional hooks p for the purpose of hanging therefrom any large chart or picture having eyelets or loops to engage said hooks. The above-described stand is light, strong, and compact, easily moved from place to place, and combines many other advantages which will be appreciated by teachers, especially in Sunday-school and primary class rooms.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the open upright stand, of the bail-shaped extension-rod sliding in supporting eyes or guides whereby it may be extended or drawn forward in front of the stand or let down within the same, and provided with means for holding a pictureroll or leaf-cluster, rest-hooks for supporting the rod when extended to permit the turning of the leaves of said roll or cluster, and hooks or fastenings for holding said rod in an elevated position to display the object attached thereto, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the open upright stand, of a series of rollers mounted in the upper portion thereof, one in advance of the other, and having attached thereto maps or charts, the bail-shaped extension-rod supported by and sliding within eyes or guides, whereby it may be extended or drawn forward in front of the said roller maps or charts, or swung down within the stand behind said maps or charts when the latter are to be displayed, rest-hooks for supporting the rod when extended to permit the turning of the leaves of the cluster attached thereto, and hooks or fastenings for holding the rod in an elevated position to display the object attached thereto, all constructed to operate substantially as described.

3. The herein-described open class-room rack or stand, comprising side pieces connected by suitable braces, a top piece provided with a series of spring-actuated rollers having attached thereto maps or charts, a blackboard B removably attached to the rear edge of said rack or stand, the bail-shaped extension-rod G supported by and sliding within eyes or guides a, whereby it may be extended or drawn forward in front of the said roller maps or charts, or swung down within the stand when said maps or charts are to be displayed, rest-hooks m, for supporting the rod G when extended to permit the turning of the leaves of the cluster attached thereto, and hooks or fastenings It for holding said rod in an elevated position to display a leaf or sheet of the cluster attached thereto, all operating substantially as described.

lVitness my hand this 15th day of March, A. D. 1898.

MARY A. LAINFI.

In presence of- JOHN KAY, Jr., 'lHos. L. V. LAINE. 

